permissive

Collocations

4

1

(adj.)

VERBS

be | become

ADV

extremely, highly, very

Her parents were extremely permissive, allowing her to stay out as late as she wanted.

sexually

Many parents today are more sexually permissive than their own parents were.

Definitions

adj

1

Giving permission, or predisposed to give it; lenient.

"Permissive" working allows more than one train to be in a block section at one time but trains must be run at low speed in order to stop on sight behind the train in front. Such working is often authorised to allow freight trains to "bunch" together to await a path through a bottleneck instead of being strung out over several block sections, as would be necessary if absolute working were in force.

2

Open to the public by permission of the landowner.

3

That allows the replication of viruses.

noun

1

A grammatical form indicating that an action is permitted by the speaker.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

Antonyms

unpermissive
preventive
preventative

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

"Permissive" working allows more than one train to be in a block section at one time but trains must be run at low speed in order to stop on sight behind the train in front. Such working is often auth

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02

People gratuitously making fools out of themselves is a consequence of a pluralistic and permissive society.

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03

Tom's parents were very permissive.

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04

Tom's parents are very permissive.

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05

Mary's parents are very permissive.

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06

Mary's parents were very permissive.

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